Choose Your CLASSY Awards Weekend Experience

2-Day Weekend Pass

Admission to the Collaborative includes both days of sessions, entrance to the CLASSY Awards

Join us for the Collaborative After Party on Friday at the Marriott and the Ceremony After Party on Saturday night at the Port Pavilion

Ceremony Only

Access to the CLASSY Awards Ceremony

The pre-party starts at 5 with a red carpet and cocktails. After the Ceremony join us for the After Party to celebrate.

Special rates available for groups of 10 or more. Call 619-570-1100 for more information.

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Welcome to San Diego!

Fly into the San Diego International Airport and hop in a short 5 minute cab ride downtown. If you're staying at the Marriott, grab a drink by the pool and relax before the weekend activities begin.

Pool Hours 6:30A - 10:00P

Marriott Marquis & Marina

Swimsuits & Sunnies

Happy Hour 5:00P - 8:00P TBA

Collaborative

DAY 1 The Collaborative kicks off early at Balboa Park. The 2-day event includes keynote speakers and facilitated debates focused on driving discussion around social progress. A ticket to the Collaborative includes admission to the CLASSY Awards Ceremony.

8:00A - 6:00P

Balboa Park

Casual (Jeans Okay)

After Party at the Marriott

Collaborative

Day 2 The sessions continue at the Port Pavilion on the San Diego harbor, just a short walk from the Marriott hotel.

8:00A - 2:00P

Port Pavilion

Casual (Jeans Okay)

CLASSY Awards

The red carpet pre-party kicks off the evening! The ceremony features inspirational speakers, videos and the 8 CLASSY Awards winners announced live on stage.

5:00P - 9:00P

San Diego Civic Theatre

Black Tie (Optional)

After Party at the Port

Pavilion

Sunday Fun Day

Grab a drink by the pool with us before you head home to recoup after the best weekend of the year!

San Diego Airport

Collaborative

Day 1

Balboa Park

CLASSY Awards

SD Civic Theatre

Collaborative

Day 2

& CLASSY Awards After Party

Port Pavilion on

Broadway Pier

Marriott Marquis & Marina

Why You Should Attend

Justify an investment in the CLASSY Awards Weekend if You're...

A Social Enterprise or Nonprofit Leader

The CLASSY Awards weekend is an opportunity for social programs to be discovered by new funders and supporters. Discuss trends in your cause sector and advance your efforts by meeting new collaborative partners that are addressing similar problems.

Who you'll meet: Social partners looking to collaborate and potential investors interested in your work.

What you'll learn: New ways to be discovered by funders or donors, best practices relevant to your cause sector and emerging trends in the industry.

A Foundation or Impact Investor

The CLASSY Awards weekend is the perfect environment to discover new investment opportunities through innovative nonprofits and social enterprises that are either competing in the Awards or speaking at the Collaborative.

In Academia or the Private Sector

The CLASSY Awards weekend continues to be one of the most inspirational events in the social sector. Year-after-year attendees are driven to create their own avenues of philanthropic engagement, given new insight into social trends or inspired to get involved with organizations recognized by the Leadership Council.

Who you'll meet: The brightest leaders in the social sector, comprised of both nonprofits and social enterprises, as well as the funders making their work possible.

What you'll learn: New information about social problems, the most innovative strategies for addressing those problems, and the most effective solutions that are driving progress.

The CLASSY Awards

The CLASSY Awards is the largest social impact awards ceremony in the United States, highlighting the greatest champions of social progress. Once a year, top leaders from the social sector convene in San Diego to connect in an environment that drives collaboration around solving social problems.

"Hollywood has Oscar, Broadway has Tony, and now Philanthropy has the CLASSYs!"